The Peyton Manning sweepstakes came to an end Monday when the free agent quarterback informed the NFL teams pursuing him that he intended to sign with the Denver Broncos.

The resolution of where Manning, one of the most high-profile free agents in pro football history, will play next immediately rippled through the ranks of NFL quarterbacks. The Broncos seem intent on trading quarterback Tim Tebow and speculation immediately focused on the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars. A trade to either team would send Tebow back to the state where he won a Heisman Trophy and two collegiate national championships at the University of Florida.

Manning had narrowed his choices to the Broncos, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers. He informed Broncos front office executive John Elway, the franchises Hall of Fame quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner, on Monday morning that he planned to play in Denver. Other teams also received word of Mannings decision, a person familiar with the deliberations said.

Mannings agent, Tom Condon, was working to apply the finishing touches to a contract with the Broncos. No last-minute breakdown in negotiations was expected because the teams on Mannings list of finalists understood that it would take a deal in the range of $90 million over five seasons to sign him, according to the person close to the situation.

I hope Tebow goes to another team and Denver lives to regret it. Manning is past his prime, he will be playing outdoors 50% more than he ever has. The Colts were built around Manning, he won’t have that luxury in Denver.

I’m not a big football fan, but I lived in Gainesville and therefore I at least know who Tebow is! I have vaguely followed his progress, and he seems to be doing well, so the thing that mystifies me is how much people in Colorado hate him. I know somebody who lives in Denver and evidently they all want him gone.

I would assume this is because of his religious positions. Denver is an extremely leftist, secularized city. It’s bizarre that your sort of typical sports guys would even get into this though.

Do you know why Manning is doing this? Because he CAN. He has had his many hours of fame, but like so many jocks before him, doesn’t know when to quit. They overstay their prime and often make a fool of themselves.

Jim Palmer’s “comeback” as a baseball pitcher was a shining example of an over-the-hill athlete with delusions of grandeur!

There’s got to be some arrogance involved with Manning, too. He may have a case of the redass over his little brother getting so much glory in the Super Bowl. So while I don’t wish Manning any bad luck, if he has some I wouldn’t mind hearing about it!
God Bless Tim Tebow!

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posted on 03/19/2012 6:18:33 PM PDT
by Tucker39
( Psa 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits; even the God of our salvation.KJV)

“...how much people in Colorado hate him. I know somebody who lives in Denver and evidently they all want him gone”

Huh? Don’t believe everything you hear. Fans all over Colorado had a blast watching Tebow play last season. All you need to do is go to a sportsbar and see the fans. Just stop listening to the media and the tiny number of loudmouth, leftist, haters that pretend to be football fans.

I graduated from University of Florida and now live near Denver. Tebow had a huge following and some vocal haters. Denver is an urban, left wing island with it’s evil twin city Boulder. The rest of Colorado is conservative and mostly anti-communist!!!!

I think this may be a bad move by the Broncos. Manning is a great QB but he is 36 years old and spent the last year recovering from a serious neck injury.

It will take him a bit to start hitting his stride again. They will probably get about 2 and a half years with him barring more injuries and once they get injured they seem to keep getting injured.

On the other hand Tebow is young and still learning. He is a winner and will probably be a great one. He has the physical skills for it. His times in the slalom and forty and jump were surprisingly good. He is not just some big palooka, he can dodge and run and leap with the best of them. I do think Manning would be a great reserve QB for maybe 10 more years. They don’t take much of a beating and can stick around a long time and come in and win games.

Bingo! Professional sports is a more about ego, immorality, thuggery, and assorted sins than about character and winning. Elway just couldn’t stand the way Tebow won. The Knicks just couldn’t stand letting a character-laden player like lin continue to win. Now they have Carmello running the team (and the coach fired!) and losing. It is so refreshing to have these Christians marginalized and get back to the debauchery that professional sports has become!

I agree that this is a huge mistake. Not that Manning probably can’t play but that a team is going to get only about 2 years out of him and then after that the Bronocs will have to start searching for a future starting QB. Tebow is relatively young and can still learn and grow and the Broncos are going to throw him away

It is pretty obvious to anyone in the Denver area who follows sports. I don’t know for sure, but Elway seems like a narcissist to me. Narcissists hate anyone else getting any attention. Wonder how Payton will get along with the EE-Elway Ego?

“Mannings agent, Tom Condon, was working to apply the finishing touches to a contract with the Broncos. No last-minute breakdown in negotiations was expected because the teams on Mannings list of finalists understood that it would take a deal in the range of $90 million over five seasons to sign him, according to the person close to the situation.”

But the deal isn’t sealed yet.

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:05:02 PM PDT
by count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)

Ngat is right! Fans started showing up at sports bars again. Five years ago, you actually had an easier time catching a Green Bay game at most bars and actually had to ask the owner to put a TV on the Denver game. Our precious little state is so going to regret this deal.

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:05:46 PM PDT
by LittleBillyInfidel
(This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)

Bingo! Professional sports is a more about ego, immorality, thuggery, and assorted sins than about character and winning. Elway just couldnt stand the way Tebow won. The Knicks just couldnt stand letting a character-laden player like lin continue to win. Now they have Carmello running the team (and the coach fired!) and losing. It is so refreshing to have these Christians marginalized and get back to the debauchery that professional sports has become!

There was a billboard in Denver that had a website for people to vote Tebow or Manning. Tebow won by a large margin. The tax payers paid for that stadium. I wish we could fire that idiot coach fox! Elway too! I will be rooting for whoever is playing the Broncos!

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:16:03 PM PDT
by MtnClimber
(Don't be an Elway in the punch bowl!)

My son bought a large house in Denver around 1990 and worked
on it for a year or so and lived in it a few months. He was promoted and transferred back to the So East. During this time there was a large influx of of people from California
and the prices increased greatly. Got a very good return on
his investment.

Yes, we have the large influx of Californicators escaping the collapse of what happened there, but voting for the same things here. Home prices are way down now. I just hope they fish out the Elway and Fox in the punch bowl before it gets turd like in Denver.

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:36:55 PM PDT
by MtnClimber
(Don't be an Elway in the punch bowl!)

Stupidest move of the century. I give Manning about sixteen minutes of playing time before some lunging bullrushing lineman breaks his neck. Then who will the Broncos have to put in, if they trade Tebow--Brady Quinn? Thanks but, as a Browns fan who has seen enough of Quinn, no thanks.

Manning’s been out of the game for a year plus he’s older and dealing with recovering from the cervical spine injury. At least Favre didn’t miss a season and was real healthy until the last year. Manning has to get used to new surroundings as well. No guarantees it works out for him and the Broncos.

He’ll be staring at the Denver sky when he’s not digging turf out of his facemask. I can only imagine he’s doing this for the money. Denver had the most cap room. If he wanted another Superbowl he would have gone to San Francisco.

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:42:35 PM PDT
by Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)

I agree and I also think that Elway is concerned that Tebow could eventually usurp him as the greatest Broncos QB of alltime so he might be at least subconsciously be looking for a way to get rid of him.

As a Patriots fan, I'm hoping that they can make a trade for Tim Tebow. Tom Brady, who may well go down as the greatest QB in the history of the game, is entering his twilight years and it's time to groom a successor. I believe that Tebow is still young enough to tutor under Brady for a few years before assuming the helm himself as Patriots QB where he can continue the dynasty of Bill Belichick.

Also, I think New England is the best place for Tim Tebow to play football as we are deeply conservative and religious out here (once you get outside the city). Also, New England has the highest standard of living in the United States in terms of climate, geography, education, medicine, culture, dining, hiking, dog-owning, fishing, hunting, beer brewing and sports.

SO hopefully Tim Tebow is soon pulling on a Patriots uniform.

As for Peyton Manning, I can't help but think that Denver is making a grave mistake. Peyton is turning 36 and is surely past his prime and coming off what was very close to being a career-ending injury. At best, Peyton will have 2-3 more seasons in him and the Broncos offensive line better protect him well because he's one good hit away from having his career ended.

You may be right. I do not wish anything bad on Manning, but think he should probably go out at the top of his game and not get hurt and go out disabled. I do not see Broncos fans buying many tickets. I won’t. Elway and Fox may have just super glued themselves to the railroad track.

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posted on 03/19/2012 7:54:21 PM PDT
by MtnClimber
(Don't be an Elway in the punch bowl!)

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